The Wild Reed

Thoughts & interests of a queer seeker of the Divine Presence;
of a “soul dancer,” seeking to embody with grace and verve
the mystico-prophetic spiritual tradition

Tuesday, November 04, 2025

All Things Speak My Language

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Following is my adaptation of one of Julia Cameron ’s “heart steps.” I open my mind and heart to guidance from the Beloved One . I am op...

Matthew Cooke on the Fallacy That Socialism “Doesn't Work”

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With two Democratic socialists ( Zohran Mamdani and Omar Fateh ) potentially set to win their mayoral races in New York and Minneapolis re...

Progressive Perspectives on the Legacy of Dick Cheney

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D ick Cheney has died. The former vice president and war criminal will be hailed in the corporate controlled press as the last “reasonable”...
Monday, November 03, 2025

Zohran Mamdani and the Future of the Democratic Party

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Recently Marc Lamont Hill and Briahna Joy Gray engaged in an insightful and timely conversation on the future of the Democratic Party. H...

Omar Fateh: A Mayor Who Will “Meet the Moment”

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Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh had an op-ed in last Thursday’s Minnesota Star Tribune . As a supporter of and volenteer with...

What the Wind Says

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By Steven Charleston L isten to the wind. It has something to tell you. Whether it is as quiet as the current That lifts the hawk to c...
Sunday, November 02, 2025

The Rise of Omar Fateh

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Omar Fateh, a Democratic socialist, hopes to defeat incumbent mayor Jacob Frey by focusing on affordability, wages and public safety. – ...
Saturday, November 01, 2025

November Song

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The end is not the end; it’s just a beginning. What many consider to be the Celtic New Year takes place this evening. It’s a turning th...
Friday, October 31, 2025

October Vignettes

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See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • James Greenberg: “I Am in Mourning for America” • Two Years of “Indescriba...
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Michael J. Bayly
Born and raised in Australia, I now reside in the U.S. where from 2003-2015 I served as the executive coordinator of the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities (CPCSM). During this time I also helped found both The Progressive Catholic Voice and the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform.

I established The Wild Reed in 2006 as a sign of solidarity with all who are dedicated to living lives of integrity – though, in particular, with gay people seeking to be true to both the gift of their sexuality and their Catholic faith. The Wild Reed's original by-line read, “Thoughts and reflections from a progressive, gay, Catholic perspective.” As you can see, it reads differently now. This is because my journey has, in many ways, taken me beyond, or perhaps better still, deeper into the realities that the words “progressive,” “gay,” and “Catholic” seek to describe.
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